Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 30, 2013 21:58:35 GMT -5

$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ _ I _ _ / I N_ H _ / _ E _ / _ E A R

Luisa solves RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR. (She actually said BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR, but the judges never caught it.)

Luisa Martinez, Las Vegas, NV, lived there 16 years (moved from El Paso, TX), postal carrier, grandmother is a fan of word puzzlesJonathan Cairns, Chicago, IL, married to Hayley, works at an engineering consulting firm, loves attending sports and plays intramural sportsErica Yacus, San Diego, CA (originally from Chesapeake, VA), husband is a Navy pilot, likes to bake, involved in her church

Luisa duds with T on the ½ Car next to the pink $900. Jonathan spins $400 twice for S and M, buying I in between, then Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Erica calls N on $300 before the same Bankrupt gets her too.

Luisa calls V on $450, buys O, then calls L on $300. She buys E and A, but her next stop is the Bankrupt next to $650.

Jonathan calls H, P, and K: the former on $600, and the latter two both on $350.

I ' M / I N / L O V EI ' M / A L L S H O O K / _ P

He solves I'M IN LOVE I'M ALL SHOOK UP for $1,300.

Dud: T (Luisa)Bankrupt: Jonathan ($950), Erica ($300), Luisa ($600)

Jonathan: $1,300Erica: $0Luisa: $3,000

Vanna announces that the Camaro in the Bonus Round is provided by AutoNation.====Mystery Round: Before & After

Jonathan spins $450 for S, buy buys a bad E. Erica calls T on $400, but the next yellow she finds is Lose a Turn.

Luisa calls R on $700, then buys I. She picks up the ½ Car (Chevy Spark) next to the pink $900 with F, but after buying A, she duds with M on $450. Jonathan Bankrupts next to $650, so back to Erica…

Post by whammy007 on Dec 30, 2013 22:29:51 GMT -5

I had thought I heard BRINGING on the first toss-up, but hadn't been sure. Glad to know it wasn't just me.

Not the best pick by Luisa to start R1... a two-letter word broken up by an apostrophe pretty much has to be I'M or I'D, with the former more likely in the case of Song Lyrics. Didn't really hurt her in terms of the end result though.

And that speed-up puzzle... WHY bring that back after the debacle it brought us in 2008? Moreover, why label it as In The Kitchen both times? While some folks use a wood-burning stove in their homes for heating (I should know, my parents do), the only folks who might still be using one for cooking would be barbecue restaurateurs (in which case the stove/smoker is often outside) and someone in the vein of the Amish (who would have no business watching Wheel). This puzzle should have just been a regular Thing if it was going to be used at all.

Also, FIRE-BURNING STOVE, Jonathan? If you can show me a fire that can burn another fire, I'll be happy to join the laws of physics in crying in the corner.

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 30, 2013 23:25:58 GMT -5

Not the best start to the week...

TUs: I got #1 fairly quickly and #3 as soon as Luisa did; I got OWNEDon #2 (I thought it was an ENGINE ROOF instead) and that could've very well been a Triple Stumper! As for #1, I also heard Luisa say BRINGING but I guess the judges didn't catch it. At least she got the sweep, so nice job to her!

R1: Not a pretty round, but at least Joanthan's a gambler.

R2: Erica, I know you wanted to avoid another Bankrupt, but there were two Y's remaining.

R3: Here's another example where the PP mattered for someone to win. And I had no idea coffee beans came from Jamaica! The 1st line made me think of a ski resort.

R4: Nice job by Jonathan. And wow at a rare road trip Round 5!

R5: I no-lettered this one...and that's a bad thing, b/c we've got a few missolves. At least it wasn't as bad as 2008. And I actually cracked up at this round, literally.

BR: I got it with the D's, but that was NOTwell-played by Luisa. She should've known a little better that the last word wasn't CARDS. The O's would've given it to her.

Post by djcchs2004 on Jan 1, 2014 0:20:08 GMT -5

What a weird show. Why did the staff didn't catch that mistake in the first toss-up and reuse that same puzzle back in 2008, which cause a lot of missolves back then?

And I wonder did Pat and Vanna went back to drinking again? I remember his interview back in early 2012 when he and Vanna was drinking between tapings. I also found weird that their drinks was gong at the end of the credits. Did the show mess up on the edit or they just finished it right away? Crazy to ask, but just curious.

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